The race, in three figures
The race, in words
Milan Van Keirsbulck finished 1,156th of 1,363 men in the Open division at Mechelen 2026, in 1:39:05.
If there was time left out there, it was on the wall balls, 2:20 behind the median. A harder second half: 3:10 more lost to the middle of the field after halfway than before it. 10:17 in the roxzone was slower than 85% of the field.
This was a quick course. Against their other races this season, the people who raced Mechelen gained about 3:00.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 8:33Running 1 3:52v median +0:11
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Block 02 8:32Running 2 4:51v median +0:14
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Block 03 12:13Running 3 6:01v median +1:08
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Block 04 11:08Running 4 5:55v median +1:02
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Block 05 10:42Running 5 5:49v median +0:46
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Block 06 9:38Running 6 5:39v median +0:43
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Block 07 12:24Running 7 6:03v median +1:09
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Block 08 15:46Running 8 6:40v median +1:11
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 10:17
Against the middle of your field
Men · n = 1354
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 1,354 men who finished.